ZSL #027 Madagascar's missing megafauna: life after lemurs, hippos and elephant birds

ZSL Wild Science Podcast
14/05/2020 44 min Episodio 27
ZSL #027 Madagascar's missing megafauna: life after lemurs, hippos and elephant birds

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Madagascar is famed for its incredible biodiversity and charismatic lemurs, but has also seen extensive loss of natural habitat. Monni finds out from a panel of Madagascar aficionados what the island has been like in the past and what the challenges are for its surviving wildlife. How big is an elephant bird and its poo? What can old bones tell us? What are the ups and downs of conservation efforts on Madagascar? And why is the Madagascar pochard such a special bird? This episode was recorded in November 2019

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